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This is the first book-length account of the women's liberation movement in Scotland, which, using documentary evidence and oral testimony, charts the origins and development of this important social movement of the post-1945 period. In doing so, it reveals the inventiveness and fearlessness of feminist activism, while also pointing towards the importance of considering the movement from the local and grassroots perspectives, presenting a more optimistic account of the enduring legacy of women's liberation.Not only does this book uncover the reach of the WLM but it also considers what case studies of women's liberation can tell us about the ways in which the development of the movement has been portrayed. Previous accounts have tended to equate the fragmentation of the movement with weakness and decline. This book challenges this conclusion, arguing that fragmentation led to a diffusion of feminist ideas into wider society. In the Scottish context, it led to a lively and flourishing feminist culture where activists highlighted important issues such as abortion and violence against women.

Feminism --- Women's rights --- Emancipation of women --- Feminist movement --- Women --- Women's lib --- Women's liberation --- Women's liberation movement --- Women's movement --- Social movements --- Anti-feminism --- Rights of women --- Human rights --- History. --- Emancipation --- Civil rights --- Law and legislation --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- British movement. --- Scotland. --- United Kingdom. --- abortion rights. --- consciousness-raising. --- feminist activism. --- post-1945 period. --- social movement. --- suffrage campaign. --- violence. --- women's liberation activism. --- women's liberation movement. --- women's political history.

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Pure sciences. Natural sciences (general)